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Computers and Industrial Engineering
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Computers and Industrial Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 50 227 509 58
Computer Science 62 250 459 55

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 647
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1124
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 29
SCIMAGO H-index: 176
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.628
Impact Factor: 6.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Computers & Industrial Engineering?

Computers & Industrial Engineering mostly deals with topics like Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Scheduling (computing), Supply chain and Job shop scheduling. The Mathematical optimization study featured in it draws connections with the study of Algorithm. Tardiness is a focus of the Scheduling (computing) works in it.

The studies on Supply chain discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Microeconomics, Profit (economics) and Industrial organization. Research on Job shop scheduling addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Scheduling (production processes). Computers & Industrial Engineering focuses on Heuristic as well as the interrelated topic of Heuristic (computer science).

  • Mathematical optimization (34.71%)
  • Operations research (15.50%)
  • Scheduling (computing) (10.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery: a survey (931 citations)
  • Supply chain modeling: past, present and future (712 citations)
  • Performance measurement of supply chain management: A balanced scorecard approach (552 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Computers & Industrial Engineering:

The journal papers are mainly concerned with subjects like Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Supply chain, Job shop scheduling and Scheduling (computing). The journal articles feature Mathematical optimization research that overlaps with concepts in Algorithm. The most cited publications hold forums on Operations research that merge themes from other disciplines such as Quality (business), Production (economics) and Fuzzy logic.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Computers & Industrial Engineering explores disciplines such as Mathematical optimization, Supply chain, Operations research, Algorithm and Production (economics). The research on Mathematical optimization tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Set (abstract data type) and Job shop scheduling. Job shop scheduling research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Scheduling (computing).

It explores topics in Supply chain which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Risk analysis (engineering), Industrial organization and Product (business). Studies on Industrial organization discussed in it link to the field of Competition (economics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Aquila Optimizer: A novel meta-heuristic optimization algorithm (73 citations)
  • Remaining useful life re-prediction methodology based on Wiener process: Subsea Christmas tree system as a case study (21 citations)
  • Novel approach to multi-attribute group decision-making based on interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy power Maclaurin symmetric mean operator (16 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Computers & Industrial Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mitsuo Gen (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • T.C.E. Cheng (48 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mohamad Y. Jaber (34 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chen-Fu Chien (26 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michael B. C. Khoo (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Computers & Industrial Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Islamic Azad University (114 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Beihang University (97 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 10 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tehran (89 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (88 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • KAIST (82 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 6.35% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.55% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.66% of all publications and 62.80% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Aquila Optimizer: A novel meta-heuristic optimization algorithm

    Laith Mohammad Abualigah;Dalia Yousri;Mohamed Abd El-Aziz;Ahmed A. Ewees

    (2021)
    2024 Citations
  • African vultures optimization algorithm: A new nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization problems

    Benyamin Abdollahzadeh;Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh;Seyedali Mirjalili

    (2021)
    1261 Citations
  • Sustainable supplier selection in healthcare industries using a new MCDM method: Measurement of alternatives and ranking according to COmpromise solution (MARCOS)

    Željko Stević;Dragan Pamučar;Adis Puška;Prasenjit Chatterjee

    (2020)
    1250 Citations
  • Predictive maintenance in the Industry 4.0: A systematic literature review

    Tiago Zonta;Cristiano André da Costa;Rodrigo da Rosa Righi;Miromar José de Lima

    (2020)
    1046 Citations
  • A review of applications in federated learning

    (2020)
    772 Citations
  • A literature review of blockchain technology applications in supply chains: A comprehensive analysis of themes, methodologies and industries

    Ming K. Lim;Ming K. Lim;Yan Li;Chao Wang;Ming-Lang Tseng;Ming-Lang Tseng

    (2021)
    338 Citations
  • Blockchain-based framework for supply chain traceability: A case example of textile and clothing industry

    (2021)
    333 Citations
  • The electric vehicle routing problem and its variations: A literature review

    Ilker Kucukoglu;Reginald Dewil;Dirk Cattrysse

    (2021)
    310 Citations
  • Mixed-integer linear programming and constraint programming formulations for solving distributed flexible job shop scheduling problem

    Leilei Meng;Leilei Meng;Chaoyong Zhang;Yaping Ren;Biao Zhang

    (2020)
    273 Citations

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